The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-01-07

representing the figure Of woman. 1t
mars the beauty of the room. When
the neck and head Of woman are thus
made 30 far beyond the natural size
the form nature gives them they be-
come disgusting. BY this departure
che natural beauty Of The female coun-
tonance is wanting. There are maay
things that cannot be made large be-
yond the design Of nature TO illustrate
natures work, and the face Of woman IL
one Of them. The speaker with his
puny Uranium will look the object Of
pity while sitting beneath the over
towering presence Of thia monstrous
wooden blunder of poor artist.
The grand Capital ball came of as
ordered. And for grandeur and sucoess
II was never equallsd in Oregon. IL
could not DO. There is not another
room In which TO make such 3 magni.
tioent display in this state as that Of the
ball Of the Representatives At the State
Capital. Portland was we'll represent
cd in:s The ball with excellent dancers, mot
any more 30, however, than those from
other parts. At one time there were
twenty-five acts on the Hoor, estimated
to be- quite Eve hundred persons in the
building at the time. All accompanied
with full string band and good man
agement. II is difiicult TO speak Of the
beautiful display in dresses. If there
had been ten Thousand ladies present
there would not have been tive dressed
alike. OF all the trains, each one diff
fered ia color aud size from the other,
When the day comes that these clumsey
and unnatural appendages 90 female
attire are abandoned entirely the gen.
tleman's charitable heart will have no
longer a deadly pain caused by the
sight of this great mistake Of so many
Of our ladies. We do not think there
is man living or dead that ever ad-
mirsd train to lady's dress. IL 90,
his name should be given to the world
instantly, as he would be wonder in.
deed. The simple elegance Of lady's
full lgess consists in being charmingly
plain. This ball will be long remem-
bsred "a the leading social event of the
Capital city.
| In few days the new state officers
will have entered upon their duties.
The new Governors message 10 anx-
ionuly looked for. It 10 predicted that
he will bc eccentric in some matters and
reasonable in others. But we cannot
see, ,if be fully understands the situation,
how hs can be otherwise than sensible.
A desire to see his message is growing
very rapidly. One thing the state
needs very much, and that Is State
, School Board. One that will look into
, the system Of school books and make
IL practical and perfect as possible. The
people are now at the mercy of the
book machines, and whatever 10 issued
the parents must purchase or their
) children have 10 leave school. Here l.
4 where the evil Is. There are district
institutes, but they do nothing that il
practically beneficial. The reckless
man Who said every teacher Of expe-
. rience was crank, would not 30 regard,
{ ed az an idiot. In these institutes the
!, mode Of teaching Is talked about. which
begins and enda in dispute. Whoever
heard Of the school books with ali their
: mistakes being assailed al teacher 4
. institute. The fact is teachers them
, selyes are innocent Of these mistakes
|. in almost every case. And they 60 on
teaching from these books that ATE
largely false in names, geography and
many essential particulars. Teachers
are hired 70 work with such books as
they receive from the state Contractors.
This evil should be stopped.
Many regrets are expressed at the
accidents Of the o. 4. Company. The
. Salem bridge " getting bad name
: abroad, owing 10 the alleged detention
] Of steam boat with long pipe, too
= long to pass under the bridge. There
Is nothing in the report, il there was
these long pipes could be cut down, and
nothing more would be heard Of the
"failure" Of tie bridge.
New Years passed of nicely. There
were many who called, and the tables
Of those who received were elegant,
Salem ladies spare no pains 10 make
: New Years very enjoyable for the gen.
{ tlemen. The day 10 well appreciated
: on both sides.
The Salvation Army Is here and ID
running on the high pressure plan. II
IL hupailiating TO sec the least trace Of
hoOdIumism in religious worship or that
system protesting such Worship that
} we are now witnessing. We believe
this organization is Of English origin,
and a sad reflection upon the good old
mode Of public worship. II ]. ono oI
those bodies that SOW TO the wind and
wind up with the whirlwind. We can
see no good in them. OF course the
crowd 60 with them. l. is thus with
the circus.